What is autism spectrum disorder asd.
Newborn stem cells.
Where do newborn stem cells come from.
Your baby s umbilical cord is made up of tissue and contains blood.
Asd is a group of developmental disorders characterized by communication social and behavioral challenges.
By banking both you are extending the treatment options that will be available to your baby in the future.
If your child is born with a genetic condition such as muscular dystrophy or spina bifida then the stem cells would have that condition says dr.
These are pluripotent ploo rip uh tunt stem cells meaning they can divide into more stem cells or can become any type of cell in the body.
Both cord blood and cord tissue are rich sources of powerful stem cells.
They can treat cancer blood diseases like anemia and some immune system disorders which disrupt your body s ability to defend itself.
But if the cord blood donor is healthy.
The umbilical cord fluid is loaded with stem cells.
To understand how newborn stem cells could help let s first look at what we know about autism.
At this stage an embryo is called a blastocyst and has about 150 cells.
Newborn stem cells are the youngest form of stem cells and stay in this pristine state when cryopreserved choose to bank both cord blood and cord tissue cord blood and cord tissue are sources of different types of stem cells.